The deal to open the government and raise the debt ceiling may be done, but the damage to the national Republican Party is considerable. … The problem, of course, is that the Ted Cruz/Ted Yoho wing of the party doesn’t really believe in negotiation, which, at its core, requires compromise. […] Read more »
Americans Expect Economic Crisis if Debt Deal Not Reached
Six in 10 Americans believe that an economic crisis will result if Congress does not reach an agreement on the federal debt ceiling by Oct. 17, echoing the same sentiments Americans held as the country confronted the last debt ceiling situation in the summer of 2011. … Given the low […] Read more »
As debt ceiling looms, Americans fear for the economy
As America teeters of the edge of a potentially catastrophic default, Americans are unsurprisingly gloomy about the future of the economy. Tomorrow is the day that the Treasury Department says that the federal government will become unable to borrow more money and, as a consequence, be unable to pay many […] Read more »
Impacts of budget, debt mess
… When there are no winners, trying to identify the worst loser is an exercise without meaning. From my perspective, it seems like a waste of time to parse through today’s polls in search of something meaningful. Today’s polls are really secondary to what comes next: the consequences that will […] Read more »
Of asses and oxen
… Healthcare reform and keeping the government open might be related in the mind of GOP members of Congress, but they are not linked in the public’s mind. This is part of the reason voters oppose the Republican linkage strategy, even though many share doubts about ObamaCare. … Linking disparate […] Read more »
How the shutdown derailed the Republican rebranding campaign
Nearly a year removed from a presidential election that put its electoral and demographic weaknesses on full display, the Republican Party has been badly hampered by the ongoing government shutdown as it tries to rebrand itself in advance of both the 2014 midterms and the 2016 presidential election, according to […] Read more »